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Signs Of Just How Poorly McCain Is Doing

By Doug Mataconis | Related entries in 2008 Election, McCain

According to the latest Rasmussen poll, he’s only got a five-point lead in his home state:

John McCain’s lead over Barack Obama is down to just five points in his home state of Arizona. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds the Senator leading 51% to 46%.

McCain is viewed favorably by 59% of voters in Arizona and unfavorably by 40%. Obama’s ratings are 49% favorable, 50% unfavorable.

Voters in Arizona trust their state’s Senator more than Obama on the top issue of the economy by a 52% to 44% margin. However, voters not affiliated with either party trust Obama more, 52% to 39%.

On national security and the War on Terror, voters in Arizona trust McCain more by a 56% to 40% margin. Again, unaffiliated voters trust the Democrat more on this issue, 49% to 45%.

Prior to the latest poll, the smallest lead McCain held in the state was nine percentage points back in June. Last month, McCain led 59% to 38%.

Now, in the end, McCain will probably win Arizona, but the fact that he’s barely pulling out a lead there with only one week to go shows just how bad things are for him.


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2 Responses to “Signs Of Just How Poorly McCain Is Doing”

  1. J. Harden Says:
    October 27th, 2008 at 3:32 pm

    Wall Street is associated with Republicans. That’s like have O.J. as a close friend right now, worse than unrepented terrorists, crazy-racists pastor, master fraud developer, and even…ACORN! Obama could have his picture taken sitting down and eating dinner with Bin Laden and it would STILL be better than being associated with Wall Street. This is a lesson for the free market: Be leary of any industry beguiled and esconced in government created markets, valuation of governmental enterprises and their products do not require profitability, but should be viewed as economic and social experiments with a very high discount value. None of that helps John McCain, he’s screwed and the next four years are going to be interesting.

  2. Donklephant » Blog Archive » Is McCain In Trouble In Arizona ? Says:
    October 29th, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    [...] Earlier this week, I noted that the latest Rasmussen poll of Arizona showed that John McCain was leading by only five points in his home state. [...]

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